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Biomedical instrumentation : technology and applications / R.S. Khandpur.

By: Khandpur, Raghbir Singh, 1942-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York, N.Y. : McGraw-Hill, 2005Description: xiv, 924 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. + hbk.ISBN: 0071447849 ; 9780071447843.Subject(s): Medical instruments and apparatus -- Handbooks, manuals, etcDDC classification: 610.284
Contents:
Part One Measuring, recording and monitoring instruments: Fundamentals of medical instrumentation -- Bioelectric signals and electrodes -- Physiological transducers -- Recording systems -- Biomedical recorders -- Patient monitoring systems -- Arrhythmia and ambulatory monitoring instruments -- Foetal monitoring instruments -- Biomedical telemetry and telemedicine -- Oximeters -- Blood flowmeters -- Cardiac output measurement -- Pulmonary function analysers -- Clinical laboratory instruments -- Blood gas analyzers -- Blood cell counters -- Audiometers and hearing aids -- Patient safety -- Part Two Modern imaging systems: X-ray machines and digital radiography -- X-ray computed tomography -- Nuclear medical imaging systems -- Magnetic resonance imaging system -- Ultrasonic imaging systems -- Thermal imaging systems -- Part Three Therapeutic equipment: Cardiac pacemakers -- Cardiac defibrillators -- Instruments for surgery -- Laser applications in biomedical field -- Physiotherapy and Electrotherapy equipment -- Haemodialysis machines -- Lithotriptors -- Anaesthesia machine -- Ventilators -- Radiotherapy equipment -- Automated drug delivery systems.
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One of the most comprehensive books in the field, this import from TATA McGraw-Hill rigorously covers the latest developments in medical imaging systems, gamma camera, PET camera, SPECT camera and lithotripsy technology. Written for working engineers, technicians, and graduate students, the book includes of hundreds of images as well as detailed working instructions for the newest and more popular instruments used by biomedical engineers today.

Previously published: New Delhi : Tata McGraw-Hill, c2003.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 885-901) and index.

Part One Measuring, recording and monitoring instruments: Fundamentals of medical instrumentation -- Bioelectric signals and electrodes -- Physiological transducers -- Recording systems -- Biomedical recorders -- Patient monitoring systems -- Arrhythmia and ambulatory monitoring instruments -- Foetal monitoring instruments -- Biomedical telemetry and telemedicine -- Oximeters -- Blood flowmeters -- Cardiac output measurement -- Pulmonary function analysers -- Clinical laboratory instruments -- Blood gas analyzers -- Blood cell counters -- Audiometers and hearing aids -- Patient safety -- Part Two Modern imaging systems: X-ray machines and digital radiography -- X-ray computed tomography -- Nuclear medical imaging systems -- Magnetic resonance imaging system -- Ultrasonic imaging systems -- Thermal imaging systems -- Part Three Therapeutic equipment: Cardiac pacemakers -- Cardiac defibrillators -- Instruments for surgery -- Laser applications in biomedical field -- Physiotherapy and Electrotherapy equipment -- Haemodialysis machines -- Lithotriptors -- Anaesthesia machine -- Ventilators -- Radiotherapy equipment -- Automated drug delivery systems.

CIT Module BIOE 6004 - Core reading

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Table of contents provided by Syndetics

  • Preface (p. xiii)
  • Part 1 Measuring, Recording and Monitoring Instruments
  • 1 Fundamentals of Medical Instrumentation (p. 3)
  • 1.1 Anatomy and Physiology (p. 3)
  • 1.2 Physiological Systems of the Body (p. 4)
  • 1.3 Sources of Biomedical Signals (p. 12)
  • 1.4 Basic Medical Instrumentation System (p. 14)
  • 1.5 Performance Requirements of Medical Instrumentation Systems (p. 16)
  • 1.6 Intelligent Medical Instrumentation Systems (p. 18)
  • 1.7 General Constraints in Design of Medical Instrumentation Systems (p. 26)
  • 1.8 Regulation of Medical Devices (p. 28)
  • 2 Bioelectric Signals and Electrodes (p. 32)
  • 2.1 Origin of Bioelectric Signals (p. 32)
  • 2.2 Recording Electrodes (p. 39)
  • 2.3 Silver-silver Chloride Electrodes (p. 48)
  • 2.4 Electrodes for ECG (p. 50)
  • 2.5 Electrodes for EEG (p. 58)
  • 2.6 Electrodes for EMG (p. 59)
  • 2.7 Electrical Conductivity of Electrode Jellies and Creams (p. 61)
  • 2.8 Microelectrodes (p. 63)
  • 3 Physiological Transducers (p. 66)
  • 3.1 Introduction (p. 66)
  • 3.2 Classification of Transducers (p. 66)
  • 3.3 Performance Characteristics of Transducers (p. 67)
  • 3.4 Displacement, Position and Motion Transducers (p. 71)
  • 3.5 Pressure Transducers (p. 78)
  • 3.6 Transducers for Body Temperature Measurement (p. 83)
  • 3.7 Photoelectric Transducers (p. 94)
  • 3.8 Optical Fibre Sensors (p. 101)
  • 3.9 Biosensors (p. 106)
  • 3.10 Smart Sensors (p. 109)
  • 4 Recording Systems (p. 111)
  • 4.1 Basic Recording System (p. 111)
  • 4.2 General Considerations for Signal Conditioners (p. 112)
  • 4.3 Preamplifiers (p. 114)
  • 4.4 Sources of Noise in Low Level Measurements (p. 125)
  • 4.5 Biomedical Signal Analysis Techniques (p. 128)
  • 4.6 Signal Processing Techniques (p. 130)
  • 4.7 The Main Amplifier and Driver Stage (p. 131)
  • 4.8 Writing Systems (p. 132)
  • 4.9 Direct Writing Recorders (p. 133)
  • 4.10 The Ink Jet Recorder (p. 142)
  • 4.11 Potentiometric Recorder (p. 143)
  • 4.12 Digital Recorders (p. 146)
  • 4.13 Instrumentation Tape Recorders (p. 151)
  • 5 Biomedical Recorders (p. 154)
  • 5.1 Electrocardiograph (p. 154)
  • 5.2 Vectorcardiograph (VCG) (p. 166)
  • 5.3 Phonocardiograph (PCG) (p. 167)
  • 5.4 Electroencephalograph (EEG) (p. 170)
  • 5.5 Electromyograph (EMG) (p. 178)
  • 5.6 Other Biomedical Recorders (p. 182)
  • 5.7 Biofeedback Instrumentation (p. 183)
  • 6 Patient Monitoring Systems (p. 186)
  • 6.1 System Concepts (p. 186)
  • 6.2 Cardiac Monitor (p. 187)
  • 6.3 Bedside Patient Monitoring Systems (p. 196)
  • 6.4 Central Monitors (p. 198)
  • 6.5 Measurement of Heart Rate (p. 202)
  • 6.6 Measurement of Pulse Rate (p. 204)
  • 6.7 Blood Pressure Measurement (p. 208)
  • 6.8 Measurement of Temperature (p. 232)
  • 6.9 Measurement of Respiration Rate (p. 232)
  • 6.10 Catheterization Laboratory Instrumentation (p. 238)
  • 7 Arrhythmia and Ambulatory Monitoring Instruments (p. 243)
  • 7.1 Cardiac Arrhythmias (p. 243)
  • 7.2 Arrhythmia Monitor (p. 244)
  • 7.3 QRS Detection Techniques (p. 247)
  • 7.4 Exercise Stress Testing (p. 254)
  • 7.5 Ambulatory Monitoring Instruments (p. 256)
  • 8 Foetal Monitoring Instruments (p. 263)
  • 8.1 Cardiotocograph (p. 263)
  • 8.2 Methods of Monitoring Foetal Heart Rate (p. 264)
  • 8.3 Monitoring Labour Activity (p. 278)
  • 8.4 Recording System (p. 281)
  • 9 Biomedical Telemetry and Telemedicine (p. 283)
  • 9.1 Wireless Telemetry (p. 283)
  • 9.2 Single Channel Telemetry Systems (p. 287)
  • 9.3 Multi-channel Wireless Telemetry Systems (p. 292)
  • 9.4 Multi-patient Telemetry (p. 296)
  • 9.5 Implantable Telemetry Systems (p. 298)
  • 9.6 Transmission of Analog Physiological Signals Over Telephone (p. 300)
  • 9.7 Telemedicine (p. 303)
  • 10 Oximeters (p. 312)
  • 10.1 Oximetry (p. 312)
  • 10.2 Ear Oximeter (p. 316)
  • 10.3 Pulse Oximeter (p. 318)
  • 10.4 Skin Reflectance Oximeters (p. 322)
  • 10.5 Intravascular Oximeter (p. 323)
  • 11 Blood Flowmeters (p. 325)
  • 11.1 Electromagnetic Blood Flowmeter (p. 325)
  • 11.2 Types of Electromagnetic Flowmeters (p. 328)
  • 11.3 Ultrasonic Blood Flowmeters (p. 331)
  • 11.4 NMR Blood Flowmeter (p. 340)
  • 11.5 Laser Doppler Blood Flowmeter (p. 341)
  • 12 Cardiac Output Measurement (p. 344)
  • 12.1 Indicator Dilution Method (p. 344)
  • 12.2 Dye Dilution Method (p. 346)
  • 12.3 Thermal Dilution Techniques (p. 347)
  • 12.4 Measurement of Continuous Cardiac Output Derived from the Aortic Pressure Waveform (p. 353)
  • 12.5 Impedance Technique (p. 354)
  • 12.6 Ultrasound Method (p. 356)
  • 13 Pulmonary Function Analysers (p. 358)
  • 13.1 Pulmonary Function Measurements (p. 358)
  • 13.2 Spirometry (p. 362)
  • 13.3 Pneumotachometers (p. 368)
  • 13.4 Measurement of Volume (p. 370)
  • 13.5 Pulmonary Function Analyzers (p. 375)
  • 13.6 Respiratory Gas Analyzers (p. 379)
  • 14 Clinical Laboratory Instruments (p. 387)
  • 14.1 Medical Diagnosis with Chemical Tests (p. 387)
  • 14.2 Spectrophotometry (p. 387)
  • 14.3 Spectrophotometer Type Instruments (p. 390)
  • 14.4 Colorimeters (p. 397)
  • 14.5 Spectrophotometers (p. 399)
  • 14.6 Automated Biochemical Analysis Systems (p. 403)
  • 14.7 Clinical Flame Photometers (p. 411)
  • 14.8 Selective-ion Electrodes Based Electrolytes Analyzer (p. 415)
  • 15 Blood Gas Analyzers (p. 420)
  • 15.1 Acid-base Balance (p. 420)
  • 15.2 Blood pH Measurement (p. 421)
  • 15.3 Measurement of Blood PCO[subscript 2] (p. 425)
  • 15.4 Blood pO[subscript 2] Measurement (p. 428)
  • 15.5 Intra-arterial Blood Gas Monitoring (p. 430)
  • 15.6 A Complete Blood Gas Analyzer (p. 433)
  • 16 Blood Cell Counters (p. 444)
  • 16.1 Types of Blood Cells (p. 444)
  • 16.2 Methods of Cell Counting (p. 446)
  • 16.3 Coulter Counters (p. 449)
  • 16.4 Automatic Recognition and Differential Counting of Cells (p. 457)
  • 17 Audiometers and Hearing Aids (p. 463)
  • 17.1 Mechanism of Hearing (p. 463)
  • 17.2 Measurement of Sound (p. 467)
  • 17.3 Basic Audiometer (p. 468)
  • 17.4 Pure Tone Audiometer (p. 471)
  • 17.5 Speech Audiometer (p. 471)
  • 17.6 Audiometer System Bekesy (p. 472)
  • 17.7 Evoked Response Audiometry System (p. 476)
  • 17.8 Calibration of Audiometers (p. 478)
  • 17.9 Hearing Aids (p. 479)
  • 18 Patient Safety (p. 486)
  • 18.1 Electric Shock Hazards (p. 486)
  • 18.2 Leakage Currents (p. 495)
  • 18.3 Safety Codes for Electromedical Equipment (p. 498)
  • 18.4 Electrical Safety Analyzer (p. 499)
  • 18.5 Testing of Biomedical Equipment (p. 500)
  • Part 2 Modern Imaging Systems
  • 19 X-ray Machines and Digital Radiography (p. 507)
  • 19.1 Basis of Diagnostic Radiology (p. 507)
  • 19.2 Nature of X-rays (p. 509)
  • 19.3 Production of X-rays (p. 510)
  • 19.4 X-ray Machine (p. 513)
  • 19.5 Visualization of X-rays (p. 526)
  • 19.6 Dental X-ray Machines (p. 530)
  • 19.7 Portable and Mobile X-ray Units (p. 531)
  • 19.8 Physical Parameters for X-ray Detectors (p. 532)
  • 19.9 Digital Radiography (p. 533)
  • 20 X-ray Computed Tomography (p. 538)
  • 20.1 Computed Tomography (p. 538)
  • 20.2 System Components (p. 545)
  • 20.3 Gantry Geometry (p. 561)
  • 20.4 Patient Dose in CT Scanners (p. 562)
  • 21 Nuclear Medical Imaging Systems (p. 563)
  • 21.1 Radio-isotopes in Medical Diagnosis (p. 563)
  • 21.2 Physics of Radioactivity (p. 564)
  • 21.3 Radiation Detectors (p. 567)
  • 21.4 Pulse Height Analyser (p. 570)
  • 21.5 Uptake Monitoring Equipment (p. 571)
  • 21.6 Radio-isotope Rectilinear Scanner (p. 572)
  • 21.7 The Gamma Camera (p. 574)
  • 21.8 Multi-crystal Gamma Cameras (p. 576)
  • 21.9 Emission Computed Tomography (ECT) (p. 581)
  • 21.10 Single-photon Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT) (p. 582)
  • 21.11 Positron Emission Tomography (PET Scanner) (p. 587)
  • 22 Magnetic Resonance Imaging System (p. 592)
  • 22.1 Principles of NMR Imaging Systems (p. 592)
  • 22.2 Image Reconstruction Techniques (p. 600)
  • 22.3 Basic NMR Components (p. 611)
  • 22.4 Biological Effects of NMR Imaging (p. 621)
  • 22.5 Advantages of NMR Imaging System (p. 621)
  • 23 Ultrasonic Imaging Systems (p. 623)
  • 23.1 Diagnostic Ultrasound (p. 623)
  • 23.2 Physics of Ultrasonic Waves (p. 623)
  • 23.3 Medical Ultrasound (p. 631)
  • 23.4 Basic Pulse-echo Apparatus (p. 631)
  • 23.5 A-Scan (p. 638)
  • 23.6 Echocardiograph (M-mode) (p. 640)
  • 23.7 B-Scanner (p. 644)
  • 23.8 Real-time Ultrasonic Imaging Systems (p. 646)
  • 23.9 Multi-element Linear Array Scanners (p. 649)
  • 23.10 Digital Scan Converter (p. 667)
  • 23.11 Biological Effects of Ultrasound (p. 668)
  • 24 Thermal Imaging Systems (p. 670)
  • 24.1 Medical Thermography (p. 670)
  • 24.2 Physics of Thermography (p. 672)
  • 24.3 Infrared Detectors (p. 675)
  • 24.4 Thermographic Equipment (p. 675)
  • 24.5 Quantitative Medical Thermography (p. 678)
  • 24.6 Pyroelectric Vidicon Camera (p. 681)
  • 24.7 Thermal Camera Based on IR Sensor with Digital Focal Plane Array (p. 683)
  • Part 3 Therapeutic Equipment
  • 25 Cardiac Pacemakers (p. 687)
  • 25.1 Need for Cardiac Pacemaker (p. 687)
  • 25.2 External Pacemakers (p. 688)
  • 25.3 Implantable Pacemakers (p. 691)
  • 25.4 Recent Developments in Implantable Pacemakers (p. 710)
  • 25.5 Pacing System Analyser (p. 713)
  • 26 Cardiac Defibrillators (p. 714)
  • 26.1 Need for a Defibrillator (p. 714)
  • 26.2 DC Defibrillator (p. 715)
  • 26.3 Implantable Defibrillators (p. 722)
  • 26.4 Pacer-cardioverter-defibrillator (p. 725)
  • 26.5 Defibrillator Analysers (p. 727)
  • 27 Instruments for Surgery (p. 728)
  • 27.1 Principle of Surgical Diathermy (p. 728)
  • 27.2 Surgical Diathermy Machine (p. 731)
  • 27.3 Safety Aspects in Electro-surgical Units (p. 739)
  • 27.4 Surgical Diathermy Analysers (p. 741)
  • 28 Laser Applications in Biomedical Field (p. 743)
  • 28.1 The Laser (p. 743)
  • 28.2 Pulsed Ruby Laser (p. 747)
  • 28.3 Nd-YAG Laser (p. 749)
  • 28.4 Helium-Neon Laser (p. 750)
  • 28.5 Argon Laser (p. 751)
  • 28.6 CO[subscript 2] Laser (p. 755)
  • 28.7 Excimer Lasers (p. 758)
  • 28.8 Semiconductor Lasers (p. 758)
  • 28.9 Laser Safety (p. 759)
  • 29 Physiotherapy and Electrotherapy Equipment (p. 760)
  • 29.1 High Frequency Heat Therapy (p. 760)
  • 29.2 Short-wave Diathermy (p. 760)
  • 29.3 Microwave Diathermy (p. 765)
  • 29.4 Ultrasonic Therapy Unit (p. 767)
  • 29.5 Electrodiagnostic/Therapeutic Apparatus (p. 769)
  • 29.6 Pain Relief Through Electrical Stimulation (p. 779)
  • 29.7 Diaphragm Pacing by Radio-frequency for the Treatment of Chronic Ventilatory Insufficiency (p. 783)
  • 29.8 Bladder Stimulators (p. 784)
  • 29.9 Cerebellar Stimulators (p. 784)
  • 30 Haemodialysis Machines (p. 785)
  • 30.1 Function of the Kidneys (p. 785)
  • 30.2 Artificial Kidney (p. 788)
  • 30.3 Dialyzers (p. 789)
  • 30.4 Membranes for Haemodialysis (p. 795)
  • 30.5 Haemodialysis Machine (p. 797)
  • 30.6 Portable Kidney Machines (p. 807)
  • 31 Lithotriptors (p. 810)
  • 31.1 The Stone Disease Problem (p. 810)
  • 31.2 First Lithotriptor Machine (p. 811)
  • 31.3 Modern Lithotriptor Systems (p. 813)
  • 31.4 Extra-corporeal Shock-wave Therapy (p. 822)
  • 32 Anaesthesia Machine (p. 825)
  • 32.1 Need for Anaesthesia (p. 825)
  • 32.2 Anaesthesia Machine (p. 826)
  • 32.3 Electronics in the Anaesthetic Machine (p. 835)
  • 33 Ventilators (p. 837)
  • 33.1 Mechanics of Respiration (p. 837)
  • 33.2 Artificial Ventilation (p. 839)
  • 33.3 Ventilators (p. 840)
  • 33.4 Types of Ventilators (p. 841)
  • 33.5 Ventilator Terms (p. 841)
  • 33.6 Classification of Ventilators (p. 845)
  • 33.7 Pressure-volume-flow Diagrams (p. 848)
  • 33.8 Modern Ventilators (p. 848)
  • 33.9 High Frequency Ventilators (p. 851)
  • 33.10 Humidifiers, Nebulizers and Aspirators (p. 852)
  • 34 Radiotherapy Equipment (p. 853)
  • 34.1 Use of High Voltage X-ray Machines (p. 853)
  • 34.2 Development of Betatron (p. 853)
  • 34.3 Cobalt-60 Machine (p. 854)
  • 34.4 Medical Linear Accelerator Machine (p. 859)
  • 35 Automated Drug Delivery Systems (p. 870)
  • 35.1 Infusion Pumps (p. 870)
  • 35.2 Components of Drugs Infusion Systems (p. 871)
  • 35.3 Implantable Infusion Systems (p. 874)
  • 35.4 Closed-loop Control in Infusion Systems (p. 876)
  • 35.5 Examples of Typical Infusion Pumps (p. 877)
  • References (p. 885)
  • Index (p. 902)

Author notes provided by Syndetics

R. S. KHANDPUR is currently Director General, Pushpa Gujral Science City, Kapurthala, Punjab. Prior to this, he was Director General, Centre for Electronics Design and Technology of India (CEDTI), an autonomous Scientific Society of the Ministry of Communication and Information Technology, Government of India. He was the Founder/Director of CEDTI, Mohali, which is the first ISO-9002 certified organization of the Ministry of Information Technology.

Mr. Khandpur is the recipient of the 1989 Independence Day Award by the National Research and Development Corporation and IETE (Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers) for outstanding contributions toward the development of the electronics industry. He is Member, Board of Governors, Punjab Technical University; Director, Board of Directors, Electronics Corporation of Punjab; AICTE Distinguished Visiting Professor and Member, Vision Group on IT, established by the Punjab Government.

He has served as a scientist for 24 years in CSIO, Chandigarh, a constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR), as Head of the Medical Instruments Division (1975-1989) and Head of Electronics Division (1986-1989). He was the Project Coordinator for India's first Medical Linear Accelerator Machine for cancer treatment, installed at PGI, Chandigarh, in 1989. Mr. Khandpur is a Member of the IEEE (Institute of Electronics and Electrical Engineers), USA; a fellow of IETE (Institute of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers), and Member, Society for Engineering in Medicine and Biology, USA.

He has over 37 years of experience in R&D, technology development, technology transfer, education and training, consultancy, and management at national and international levels. Mr. Khandpur holds 6 patents of innovative designs, has authored 7 books, and has published over 60 research and review papers.